Your Tax Dollars at Work

There is an "Economic Stress Map" out just now, from the Associated Press and while I've never heard of it before, there are a few things on it worth noting of national and local significance.

First, if you see it, I think you'll note right away how most of the top 20 counties on the "most stressed" list are from formerly, famously wealthy but now defunct California. In fact, 6 of the worst 10 are in California and 10 of the top 20 are also from the sunshine state.

Conclusion? It's bad in California and probably getting worse.

The local news from this map, for us?

Check out what County is in the number one spot, nationally.

None other than Riley County, Kansas, home of the Army's Fort Riley.

Truly, your tax dollars at work.

What's also interesting, to me, and of local interest, I think, is that Ellis County (Hays), Kansas also comes up at number 3 on the low economic stress, followed by Ford County (Dodge City) at 7 and Finney County (Garden City) at 13.

It seems that, if you want low stress, maybe it's time to move to Kansas?